Zach’s Sports Shorts; Saturday, April 5th

WHL:

The Prince George Cougars manage to keep their season alive after a 7-2 win over the Portland Winterhawks.

DRAG THEM BACK TO THE NORTH#ForTheNorth . #PGWhiteOut . #WHLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/oneCMhKLhx

— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 5, 2025

The series will continue at the CN Centre tomorrow (Sunday) night at 6, with tickets becoming available at 10pm yesterday.

The CN Centre will also have a few hundred tickets available starting at noon today.

As of 7am today (Saturday), there are roughly 100 tickets remaining online, and any left over at the CN Centre will go online.

TICKET’S FOR SUNDAY’S GAME SIX ARE ON SALE NOW!

GET THEM WHILE THEY LAST: https://t.co/IV0GxCSI5P

(If you don’t want to buy online, more will be released in person at the box office at noon tomorrow!)

— x – Prince George Cougars (@PGCougars) April 5, 2025

The Winterhawks lead the series 3-2.

Game 1 Portland @ Prince George Friday March 28  PG won 7-6 in OT
Game 2 Portland @ Prince George Saturday March 29  Portland won 5-2
Game 3 Prince George @ Portland Tuesday April 1   Portland won 6-3
Game 4 Prince George @ Portland Wednesday April 2  Portland won 5-4 in DBL OT
Game 5 Prince George @ Portland Friday April 4   PG won 7-2
Game 6 Portland @ Prince George Sunday April 6 6:00 p.m.
Game 7 Portland @ Prince George Monday April 7 7:00 p.m.  If necessary

The WHL Conference standings are here.

BCHL:

The Prince George Spruce Kings start their playoff run with a 3-2 regulation loss on the road to the Chilliwack Chiefs last night.

Came within inches (of iron) of tying this one late.

Shots 32-31 Prince George at the buzzer. pic.twitter.com/YYf5ovTlpu

— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) April 5, 2025

The Spruce Kings will look to take game two in the seven game series, before returning home to play Tuesday.

Game 1 PG @ Chilliwack Friday April 4  Chilliwack won 3-2
Game 2 PG @ Chilliwack Saturday April 5 – 6:00pm
Game 3 Chilliwack @ PG Tuesday April 8 – 7:00pm
Game 4 Chilliwack @ PG Wednesday April 9 – 7:00pm
Game 5 PG @ Chilliwack Friday April 11 – 7:00pm (If necessary)
Game 6 Chilliwack @ PG Sunday April 13 – 6:00pm (If necessary)
Game 7 PG @ Chilliwack Monday April 15 – 7:00pm (If necessary)

NHL:

Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal record (894), scoring two goals against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Washington Capitals next game is tomorrow at 9:30am, against the New York Islanders.

As for the games today:

A jam-packed Saturday will showcase 12 hours of continuous action including a doubleheader on ABC and @ESPNPlus as well as a four-game Hockey Night in Canada slate on @Sportsnet.
#NHLStats: https://t.co/gdcOLX2m1h pic.twitter.com/PfgmGgCfxu

— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 5, 2025

The NHL schedule and results are here or here.

The Vancouver Canucks schedule and results are here.

The NHL Wild Card standings are here.